Balestier Art Deco shophouses
The Balestier Art Deco shophouses are two shophouses located on 230 & 246 Balestier Road in Balestier, Singapore.
History
[edit]The Balestier Art Deco shophouses were built in the 1950s on former cultivating vegetable farmland and ponds, which cultivated taro, in the Art Deco style.[1] Unlike typical shophouses, the art deco shophouses were designed to include individual apartments on each floor of the building.[2] The shophouses are located on either corners of an unnamed side road which runs off of Balestier Road, and are opposite the Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Temple.[1][3] The shophouse on 230 Balestier Road houses the Balestier Bak Kut Teh stall, while the shophouse in 246 Balestier Road houses the Hoover Hotel, named after the defunct Hoover Theatre.[1]
The shophouses were conserved in 2003, along with the nearby Balestier Pre-war Shophouses.[2] The shophouses have also been included in the Balestier Heritage Trail by the National Heritage Board.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Balestier Heritage Trail" (PDF). NHB. National Heritage Board. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Art Deco Apartment Blocks". Roots. National Heritage Board. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Ng, Sheere. "Balestier". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Chin, Daryl (3 April 2011). "Extended heritage trail for Balestier". The Straits Times. Singapore.
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